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The latest entry in the Kincect Sports series is coming to Xbox One in April. Microsoft has announced Kinect Sports Rivals will debut in the UK on April 11th, while an April 8th launch is set for North America, Australia and New Zealand. The game features a range of sports …
Read More »Microsoft re-affirms PC gaming commitment
We’re really going after PC” – that’s the message from Microsoft as it (once again) pledges itself to PC gaming. So we love PC,” Microsoft Studios partner creative director Ken Lobb told Rock Paper Shotgun. It’s obviously a source of huge revenue for Microsoft. The reality is that in years …
Read More »Hip-hop star Nas to feature in Microsoft TV series
Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios is making a TV series about the life of rapper Nas. Deadline reports that the Electric City Entertainment produced show is called Street Dreams and is being written and directed by Jonathan Levine. It’s set in Long Island, New York and will last half an hour. …
Read More »Purple and black Xbox 360 chrome pads on the way
Microsoft is adding two new models to its Xbox 360 chrome joypad range. Two SKUs – one purple and the other black – will be released at the beginning of March in the US for $54.99. There are some exclusivity deals in place, too, with the purple model being stocked …
Read More »Microsoft’s PC gaming ambassador no longer with company
Microsoft’s PC games guy Jason Holtman has apparently moved on, a move that comes after less than six months on the job with the firm. VG247 points to an update on Holtman’s LinkedIn profile, indicating the industry veteran left Microsoft at some point last month. Holtman was hired on by …
Read More »Microsoft invests in FourSquare
Microsoft has invested in location-based social networkFourSquare to reportedly help develop the firm’s rumoured voice-activated assistant app, Cortana. The investment was confirmed by FourSquare CEO Dennis Crowley, but no details were disclosed at the time. However, Bloomberg cities an anonymous source who claims the deal is worth $15m and was …
Read More »Rebellion says Microsoft can fix Xbox One’s 1080p struggle
Xbox One’s eSRAM is the cause of Xbox One’s struggle to output games at 1080p. That’s according to Rebellion Games’ Jean-Baptiste Bolcato, who told GamingBolt that his team faced a real struggle getting in-development Sniper Elite 3 to hit full HD on the machine. It was clearly a bit more …
Read More »From indie to in-house: Press Play’s journey to becoming a first-party Microsoft studio
Co-founder Mikkel Thorsted tells Develop how three students went from forming their own indie outfit to becoming a first-party Microsoft studio
Read More »Microsoft responds to The Wolf Among Us download woes
The publisher has replied to concerns of users unable to access content. Microsoft has sent out download codes for Episode Two of The Wolf Among Us on Xbox Live to Season Pass holders. Many Xbox 360 users were disappointed to find that their Season Passes were not working and that …
Read More »Amazon acquires Killer Instinct dev Double Helix
Double Helix, the developer of Microsoft’s free-to-play Xbox One battler Killer Instinct, has been acquired by Amazon. The news follows claims last week that Amazon is on the cusp of announcing a games-focused under-the-TV Kindle machine. Amazon told TechCrunch that Double Helix’s current lineup of games and other future developments …
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